James EstateSémillon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Sémillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Sémillon
Original food and wine pairings with Sémillon
The Sémillon of James Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sea bream with white wine, scallops with cream or apple cake.
Details and technical informations about James Estate's Sémillon.
Discover the grape variety: Précoce Bousquet
Table grape with medium bunches and golden berries with thin skin and juicy flesh, with a sweet, fresh flavour. Very early ripening, intended mainly for fresh consumption at the start of the summer season. Grown in small quantities in southern France for fresh consumption, marking the first summer market stalls and belonging to the traditional early table grape varieties. French white table grape variety, an early mutation obtained for fresh consumption.
Informations about the James Estate
The James Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Upper Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Upper Hunter Valley
GI sub-region of the Hunter Valley (NSW), further inland (Denman, Scone, Muswellbrook) at slightly higher altitude: Chardonnay dominates (70%+) with rich oaked flavours of peach and cream, sometimes blended with Semillon into aromatic whites. Robust reds complement. Warmer and drier than Lower Hunter, free-draining sandy-loamy soils — favourable dry season delivers crisp white profiles without excessive subtropical humidity.
The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Australia's 2nd wine state with diverse regions. Iconic Hunter Valley: a Sémillon unlike any other, straight, low-alcohol dry whites with vivid citrus when young, evolving over 10-20 years toward honey, toast and lanolin. Medium-bodied Hunter Shiraz, spicy and earthy (leather, red fruits). Also round Chardonnay and aromatic Verdelho.
The word of the wine: Wrapped
Said of a wine rich in alcohol, but in which the mellowness dominates.
